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The Raven

1935 · 61 min

A gothic chiller that feels like a feverish Poe nightmare, with grand performances and a creeping sense of doom.

Tagline
The uncanny master of make-up in a new amazing shocker!
Overview
A brilliant but deranged neurosurgeon becomes obsessively fixated on a judge's daughter. With the help of an escaped criminal whose face he has surgically deformed, the mad man lures her, her father, and her fiancé to his isolated, castle-like home.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • revenge
  • madness
  • betrayal
  • guilt
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour2
Realism3
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
horror, crime
Directed by
Lew Landers
Written by
David Boehm
Starring
Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lester Matthews, Irene Ware, Samuel S. Hinds, Spencer Charters, Inez Courtney, Ian Wolfe
Music
Clifford Vaughan
Cinematography
Charles J. Stumar
Runtime
61 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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